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Grace Marks by Sindh Government

In a move as surprising as it is contentious, the Sindh provincial government has decreed a generous 15% grace mark for students who faltered in their class XI examinations last year. The decision, prompted by an investigative committee report on the Board of Intermediate Education Karachi’s controversial results, comes as a beacon of hope for the academically flailing youth of…

Three school education depts merged into one authority

LAHORE: The Punjab government on 14 June 2024 established the Punjab Education, Curriculum, Training and Assessments Authority (PECTAA) after merger of three departments -Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB), Quaid-i Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) and Punjab Examination Commission (PEC) with a view to reform school education. Earlier, the…

Girls Clinch Top Two Slots In BSEK General Group Exams

KARACHI: Female students have grabbed first two positions in the Class XII…

Automation, E-marking Planned in Sindh’s Education Boards

KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to introduce automation and an e-marking…

Student Tortured by Madrassa Teacher, Dies

KARACHI: A minor boy who was critically injured after allegedly being tortured by a madrassa teacher in Aziz Brohi Goth, Manghopir, has died, police said on Monday. The incident had occurred on November 30 last year. Manghopir police had earlier registered a case for causing injuries and arrested the teacher,…

Action Recommended against School for Violating Winter Vacation Orders

TAXILA: The Attock District Education Authority (DEA) has taken serious notice of a violation of the Punjab government’s winter vacation orders and recommended strict action against a Punjab Education Foundation (PEF)-affiliated school in a village of Hassanabdal that was found operating during the officially announced holidays. According to an official…

Police say TTP-linked Group attacked Girls’ School in Koh-e-Suleman

LAHORE: Militants belonging to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and its affiliated Ustrana group carried out an attack on a government primary school in the Koh-e-Suleman mountainous region, District Police Officer (DPO) Dera Ghazi Khan Sadiq Baloch confirmed. According to officials, the government girls’ primary school located in Basti Jotar, Union…

FDE Schools Adopting Educational Technology

Islamabad: As part of its ongoing efforts to modernise public education, the Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), on the directions of Federal Secretary Education Nadeem Mahbub, is accelerating the adoption of educational technology across schools through a range of digital interventions aimed at strengthening teaching practices and improving learning outcomes.…

New Model of Public-private Education Launched

LAHORE: The Punjab government established first-ever Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence to introduce a new model of public education reform in the province under public-private partnership to transform neglected government institutions into modern learning centres at tehsil Jalalpur Pirwala of district Multan. The project was launched under the Punjab Education…

Kohistan People End Protest as Officials Promise Reconstruction of Schools

MANSEHRA: People hit by the Dasu hydropower project in Suo tehsil of Upper Kohistan on January 10 agreed to end their protest following successful talks with the district administration, which announced the reconstruction of schools and execution of a major water supply scheme in line with the agreements reached upon…

Quality Education Promotion: Equitable Allocation, Effective utilisation of Funds Stressed

PESHAWAR: Participants at a consultative session on education financing have stressed the need for equitable allocation and effective utilization of funds to promote quality education in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The session was organized by the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) at the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar. Collaboration was…

Fitness Certificate mandatory for School Vans

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar Division administration has made fitness certification mandatory for all Suzuki vans and buses used to transport schoolchildren, warning of strict legal action against violators, including vehicle seizure and imprisonment of owners. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Commissioner Peshawar Division, Riaz Khan Mehsud,…

Protest in Kohistan against Delay in School Reconstruction

MANSEHRAProtest in Kohistan against Delay in School Reconstruction7 blocked the main road in Upper Kohistan to protest the delay in the reconstruction of a high school and non-fulfillment of other demands agreed upon with Wapda. “We have forced Wapda to halt execution of the project until our demands are met,”…

KPCSW notifies Body on Girls’ Education

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women (KPCSW) has notified the ‘Girls Education Oversight and Advisory Committee’ to promote female education in the province. The committee, meant for strengthening policy oversight and coordinated action for advancing girls’ education, has been constituted in line with provincial commitments under ‘quality…